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They will compete for gold in the £270 million Aquatics Centre in London’s Olympic Park in three weeks time. But until then Malawi’s Olympic swimming team is practising in a roped off lane at Cheltenham Lido – where users normally pay £4.20 a ...London 2012 Olympics: US men's basketball team named - The Guardian
Five members of the gold-medal-winning lineup at the 2008 Bejing Games have been included in the 12-strong US Olympic men's basketball team.
LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Deron Williams return for another attempt at Olympic glory. The US team are favourites at London 2012.
The USA Basketball chairman, Jerry Colangelo, announced the selections after two US team training sessions in Las Vegas, though final approval is still required by the US Olympic committee.
"We projected we would have difficulty getting down to a roster of 12, regardless of the number of injuries that have taken place, because they are such an outstanding group of people and athletes," Colangelo said. "The final selections keep us in concert with our game plan to have athleticism, versatility and strong depth on our roster. I think our final roster epitomizes all of that."
The US team had been hit by a recent rash of injuries to several leading candidates, including Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat players Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
"We have benefited so much from having a pool of outstanding players who are committed, and as a result the selection is difficult," said the US coach, Mike Krzyzewski. "But it's the best challenge that you could have because everyone has been so committed."
The 2012 US Olympic men's basketball team
Carmelo Anthony (Knicks)
Kobe Bryant (Lakers)
Tyson Chandler (Knicks)
Kevin Durant (Thunder)
Blake Griffin (Clippers)
James Harden (Thunder)
Andre Iguodala (76ers)
LeBron James (Heat)
Kevin Love (Timberwolves)
Chris Paul (Clippers)
Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
Deron Williams (Nets)
Sunshine 'unlikely' for London Olympics - YAHOO!
Sunny weather in London is "very unlikely" during the Olympic Games which begin later this month, forecasters said after the wettest June on record in Britain.
Britain's Met Office predicted slightly better conditions for the month ahead than in recent weeks when torrential rains triggered severe flooding in parts of the country.
But forecasters said "below average sunshine" and temperatures are expected during the London 2012 Games which run from July 27 to August 12.
"Climatologically this is the warmest part of the year, but this year a protracted spell of hot, sunny weather looks very unlikely," the Met Office said in its 30-day outlook.
"In fact the inclement weather that has characterised June and early July will probably still be in evidence, although overall conditions are unlikely to be as bad."
Very wet conditions in southern England were more probable than dry ones, the Met Office warned, while stressing that the outlook for rainfall remained "extremely uncertain".
The forecast comes as heavy rains continue to hit large swathes of Britain where authorities issued more than 150 flood alerts and warnings on Sunday.
A man in his early 20s was killed in Northumberland, in northeast England, on Saturday after his car crashed on a rain-drenched road.
Meanwhile at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone 25,000 spectators were told to go home on Saturday because of flooded car parks.
Britain experienced double the average amount of rainfall last month, making it the wettest June since records began in 1910, the Met Office said.
The period from April to June was also the wettest recorded.
Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee were marred by the inclement weather in early June but millions of Britons turned out regardless to mark her 60 years on the throne.
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